Have you told your Leaders how much you like them and appreciate them?  Consider these options:

• Nominations are open for District Level Awards for Leaders and Units as listed in the District Banquet Page.  Click that link to see the awards available and how to nominate a deserving volunteer.
• The next District Recognition Banquet is scheduled for February 7, 2026.
• Award Deadline will be ... announced.  Probably sometime in January, 2026.
• For Unit Level Recognition, see this Awards Page: Parents, there may be an award there your Scoutmaster or Cubmaster has earned, you just need to award them!
• That Awards Page has lots of Youth Awards too.
• The Silver Beaver Award is "The highest award that a local council can give to a volunteer Scout Leader for service to youth".  See this page for how to nominate someone.  Submit towards the end of 2026.
• The Whitney M. Young Jr. Service Award is to recognize outstanding services by an adult individual or an organization for demonstrated involvement in the development and implementation of Scouting opportunities for youth from rural or low-income urban backgrounds.  Dormant right now, but in a few months, see this page for how to nominate someone.  Deadline likely in first half of the year. 

Thank your leaders today and every day!

For those who are handling their Unit's "Charter Renewal" and/or helping Unit Members and Leaders renew with your unit ... we can share some help.  There was an Atlanta Area Council zoom meeting led by Council Commissioner Brett DeVore to discuss and answer questions regarding Charter Renewal on Monday, December 8th -- the Zoom recording of the Meeting is here if you need help with your renewal.  More on Renewal is at scoutingatl.org/charter-renewal and the links found there.

If you're no longer interested in Scouting and you want to "opt out" of these messages, email the Webmaster and we'll drop you from the list.  But If you want to be "all in" on Scouting, see our Leader Training page (good resources for parents too through the National On Line Training site at ScoutingU with the same login as at My.Scouting.Org), and if you want the login code, just email the Webmaster ... If you want to add parents or leaders to the distribution list who are not in your unit's roster here, just email the Webmaster.

Highlights of the most recent District News were these (click links for information):  First Day Hike, Anyone?? ... Nominate a Leader for an Award ... and from the week before: "Combined" Troop Option Effective December 15 To Electing Troops ... District Awards Banquet February 7 ... Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.

You can organize, or just share with your Den and Pack and Troop families, the idea of a January 1 hike or walk.  From our "Activity Ideas, Month by Month" page: "January 1 is usually not a day Scouting Units do things, but you're not in school and most are not at work, so why not get out and scout!  Georgia State Parks offer "First Day Hikes" at many park locations.  You can join one of those groups, or go your own way ... anywhere from our Local Parks list to somewhere on the Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do."  Our friends in the Indian Springs District have an informal First Day Hike at 2:00 pm on January 1 at Clinton Nature Preserve.

See this page for details about the award categories and how you can nominate your favorite leaders.  Awards will be presented at the District Banquet on February 7 -- more details will follow in the Calendar Entry found here.   Email webmaster@southfultonscouting.com if you need a reminder about the login.